How I became a Man From Mars!

Well, this is too cool for school.

I just got a phone call from one of the producers of the Live Radio Lab event that we're doing at the theater and I might be onstage for the show. I might be playing the part of "Sound Effects Guy" doing the sounds of "the martian spaceship opening/ alien tentacles/ heat ray/ man screaming and dying". If you heard the original recording of the show, it's the part that legendary sound effects guy, Tom Keith, performed at the Fitzgerald show. So, it's a part with some nice pedigree.

Nothing is set. It might not happen. But I had expressed interest and availability for the part and just got the call saying, "Can you still do it? Hang tight. You're on call to do the part." I'll probably get confirmation over the weekend, either way.

So, that's very cool. I might get to play an old timey "sound effects guy" in a live performance of one of my favorite Radio shows. Specifically, I might be a martian. I love it.

And even if it doesn't happen, I still get to see the show twice and hang out with the cast and crew of the show. (Met them all last night and they're as nice as can be.)

Cheers,
COB

PS. The Sunday show is now sold out. I think that there are about 25 seats left open for the Monday show. This thing is going to be packed!

EDITED TO ADD: Confirmed! I am officially cast in the (uncredited) role as "The Man From Mars". I just practiced my sound effects at my desk and I've got them down pat. They sound like this...

"Errrrrrrrrrrr." (Martian space ship unscrewing.)
"Errrrrrrrrrrr." (Martian space ship unscrewing.)
"Errrrrrrrrrrr." (Martian space ship unscrewing.)
"Errrrrrrrrrrr - unk!" (Martian space ship unscrewing and falling open.)
"fltl-fltl-fltl-fltl-fltl-fltl-fltl-fltl-fltl-fltl." (Martian tentacles rustling about.)
"Bweeee-oooooooooooooo-RWARH!" (Martian heat ray, heating up and zapping someone.)
"Aaaaaaaaaaarrggh!" (Human scientist fried by heat ray.)

Wait until the audience gets a load of that! Yeah, I know. It's scary, even in TEXT form!

Awesome!